{"product_id":"sentinel-1979-signed-by-mead-macminn-73916","title":"Sentinel (1979) Signed by Mead \u0026 MacMinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn incredible triple signed copy for a collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned in silver ink \"Mead\" next to his name on the title page. Also inscribed by Mead:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To John Stewart, Best wishes for a scintillating future! Syd Mead 1\/27\/83\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso inscribed by the author Strother MacMinn on a separate page:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To John Stewart — Fallen member of the Syd Mead Admiration Society — Strother MacMinn 1-28-83\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleting this package is a chatty full-page typed letter signed by Strother MacMinn which includes describing getting the book signed and supplying Mead's address.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn above average copy of a notoriously delicate title usually found well worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the book that brought Syd Mead to mainstream attention in 1979. After years of illustrating concept cars\/vehicles for industrial and automotive trade publications and magazines, this fantasy art book cast him as a visionary, a futurist, a designer of possible science fiction worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDragon's Dream had previously published in this same format Roger Dean's \"Views\" in 1976, and in 1979, the same year as this book, \"The Studio\" about Jeff Jones, Mike Kaluta, Barry Smith, and Berni Wrightson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the very first full retrospective of this designer and artist. A scarce book. The book has a sewn binding, with the text block glued to the soft cover. Due to the notoriously weak glue, often found in poor condition. This is an above average copy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragon's Dream","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52665611059498,"sku":"73916","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/4ED96FC0-3367-431C-A095-616A6EB42BB6.jpg?v=1789864891","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/sentinel-1979-signed-by-mead-macminn-73916","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}